Top 50 Fastest Growing Jobs in Arkansas

What professions added the most jobs in Arkansas?
In this article we look into this issue from two angles.
First we show the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014 (Table 1).
Secondly we show the top 50 jobs that had the highest growth rate from year 2010 to 2014 (Table 2).
The employment and salary information in Arkansas is computed from data published
by BLS [1] in May 2015.

Table 1. 50 Fastest Growing Jobs in Arkansas

Table 1 shows the top 50 jobs that added the most workers from 2010 to 2014.
We note that from 2010 to 2014, the total employment in Arkansas increased
from 1,135,560 to 1,158,790 with a net gain of 23,230.
The profession that added the most jobs in the same period is the
profession of personal care aides with 6,140 jobs added.
It is followed by the profession of retail salespersons with 6,140 job added.

Table 2. 50 Jobs with Fastest Growth Rate

Table 2 shows the top 50 jobs that had the fastest growth rate from 2010 to 2014.
We note that the profession that grew the fastest is the profession of health specialties teachers, postsecondary with a growth rate of 407.69%.
It is followed by the profession of chemical technicians which grew by 238.89% in the same period.